First Aired: January 18th, 2010

Status: Ended

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Summary: The Royal Air Force at War - The Unseen Films is a unique collection of three DVDs chronicling the R.A.F. in service during the Second World War and covering the period from 1940 to 1944. These carefully selected films cover a truly diverse range of subjects from ditching procedures for Halifax bomber crews to a celebration of the newly introduced Lancaster, and from instructions for navigators on board Stirlings to the best way to rescue crashed fighter pilots from their cockpits. There are film guides to preventing air accidents, fascinating behind-the-scenes accounts of servicing Wellington bombers and even a look at the R.A.F. Regiment. Together, these 24 training and public information films provide a fascinatinig historical record of the Royal Air Force at the height of the war years.